(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)

Henry H. Wiley was a strong Union sympathizer. However, one of his sons, Henry P. Wiley, served in the Confederate Army and was killed at Baton Rouge, LA. Henry H. Wiley and four of his sons enlisted in the Union Army at Barbourville, KY in Feb of 1862. Henry was made a Captain in the Quartermaster Corps in the 6th TN Inf.